College wardrobe

[resortes805]

I agree!

On another note, I found this academic article on Princeton and college fashion....
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1542-734X.2008.00661.x/asset/j.1542-734X.2008.00661.x.pdf;jsessionid=364D5420387965323C1161EFDFFDD784.d02t04?v=1&t=h1gvw348&e8493472

 

[Two Types]

So, I am going out on a limb here and calling foul on the old story of the oxford bags being invented to cover plus fours at oxford. Well, it may be true they did that, and that may be why they are called Oxford bags. But I suggest that they certainly did not invent the style, rather, adapting it from an older style or from the navy.

Have a look over on the 'Oxford Bags' thread in 'general attire etc'. The plus fours story has been exposed as a myth and HBK has put forward a theory that 'bags' derived from rowing attire. This is supported by the discovery of a pair of 1896 rowing trousers catalogued by a rowing museum as 'Oxford Bags'.

 

[resortes805]

Have a look over on the 'Oxford Bags' thread in 'general attire etc'. The plus fours story has been exposed as a myth and HBK has put forward a theory that 'bags' derived from rowing attire. This is supported by the discovery of a pair of 1896 rowing trousers catalogued by a rowing museum as 'Oxford Bags'.

True, but the catalogue description would have been composed decades later, and an archivist, say in the 1950s, may have tagged them as "Oxford Bags" simply because they were historic. What needs to be found is contemporary (1890s) evidence referring to the trousers as bags.

Plus, there is no reason that 25 inch bottom slacks couldn't slip over a pair of plus fours.

 

[reetpleat]

I agree. Baggy at the knees would be he best trousers, not at the bottom. It may well just be a matter of style changing, on the parts of top top down fashion designers or tailors, or bottom up, street fashion, or college fashion from rebellious kids, or as rebellious as an upper class oxford student can be.

 

[Two Types]

What needs to be found is contemporary (1890s) evidence referring to the trousers as bags.

That's why I have emailed the museum. I await their reply.

Hopefully the museum's archivist will be able to help us. Their archive holds various receipts etc from tailors in rowing towns. That's where we hope to find additional evidence.

 

[reetpleat]

While certainly a sad subject, two of the Scottsboro nine were quite stylish. 1937 pic.

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-p...ttsboro-trial-defendants-with-attorney-samuel

 

[resortes805]

That's why I have emailed the museum. I await their reply.

Hopefully the museum's archivist will be able to help us. Their archive holds various receipts etc from tailors in rowing towns. That's where we hope to find additional evidence.

Excellent!

While certainly a sad subject, two of the Scottsboro nine were quite stylish. 1937 pic.

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-p...ttsboro-trial-defendants-with-attorney-samuel

Killer 8 button work trousers!

 

[jayjaywho]

I don't think anything says college like a crest on the blazer!!! http://www.socialbliss.com/justin/a...nabashedly-prep-top-drawerdress-code-GEZDCNBQ

Frat so hard!

 

[crispinross]

Well, my college had a dress code which said no uniform but only formals. So most of the time I used to be there in formals usually in summer days and at the time of winter a coat over the body. It looked as if we are following some strict rules of jail or something. There was no relaxation even at the weekends.

 

[flat-top]

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=25420027&parentid=M_CHAMPION

 

[Steve327]

Matt, I just want to say what a great thread. As a college student I normally wear a polo shirt, shorts as seen in my default. But going into my junior year I'm ready to...for lack of words, up my game and refine my style. That list was excellent.

 

[The Good]

Hmm, looking at the list again, I would say that I'm about 50% there. I'm content with what I have, but I could be buying two or three more dress shirts (not oxford button downs), and perhaps a few more slacks as opposed to chinos. Recently, I acquired a beige single-breasted raincoat (London Fog Maincoat), and I already have a green tweed overcoat that I bought in the spring. I also bought a plain black U.S. Navy tie that was probably made in the 1950s, and I have a custom-made grenadine tie coming from Sam Hober. Additionally, I should consider investing in a nicer book bag or a briefcase instead of using that Timbuk2 bag all the time. Maybe I'll try to get a military surplus bag or satchel.

Matt, I just want to say what a great thread. As a college student I normally wear a polo shirt, shorts as seen in my default. But going into my junior year I'm ready to...for lack of words, up my game and refine my style. That list was excellent.

I wear polo shirts a lot myself. They're great for hot weather, and they don't look bad with fitting pants, maybe even a sports jacket once in a while like William Holden in Sunset Blvd.

 

[herringbonekid]

this looks like quite a stiff, creasy fabric. anyone found this type of old collegiate trouser before, and if so, what's the fabric ?

 

[flat-top]

It has a canvas-y look about it^

 

[herringbonekid]

flat-top, it could be.
looking through Sears ads of the time, some of the fabrics that fit the bill are: cotton twill, cotton duck (which is basically canvas) or corduroy.

 

[flat-top]

Duck, or a thin wale corduroy

 

[herringbonekid]

Duck, or a thin wale corduroy

i'm going with cord; they have that 'velvety' look that cord can have in photographs.

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[Two Types]

this looks like quite a stiff, creasy fabric. anyone found this type of old collegiate trouser before, and if so, what's the fabric ?

The way the creases are holding reminds me of moleskin. I have a pair of light coloured moleskin trousers and they have a similar discoloration as soon as they get dirty.

 

[Fading Fast]

What a fantastic photograph. I love all the variation of the "1924" sweater - crew, cardigan, shawl and v-neck - how neat is that? Thank you for posting.